bantamweights

noun

plural of bantamweight
as in middleweights

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  1. heavyweights
  2. lightweights
Noun
  • The rift greatly complicated any chance Washington may have had of lining up the region’s heavyweights behind its campaign to defeat Iran.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Kospi heavyweights Samsung and SK Hynix was down over 7% and over 5%, respectively.
    — Sean Conlon,Justina Lee,Sarah Min, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of heavyweights
Noun
  • Jupiter, by comparison, is as much as 35 times denser than these two lightweights.
    — Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • The card will also feature several other San Diego-area boxers, including super lightweights Daniel Morales (8-0, 5 KOs) and Angel Juan Estrada (12-1-1, 9 KOs).
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Definition of lightweights
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